Saudi Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr ‘sentenced to death’

Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr went on trial in Riyadh last year after being accused by prosecutors of “sowing discord” and “undermining national unity”. The cleric was a vocal supporter of the mass anti-government protests that erupted in Eastern Province in 2011. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1r8zcrm